The post Feds Gives Researchers $3.2 Million To See If Pot Helps HIV Patients appeared first on High Times. Although Congress has all but refused to downgrade the Schedule I classification of the cannabis plant, a process that would allow the herb to be studied feely for a multitude of therapeutic purposes, the federal government…
Published: Dec 7, 2017, 2:53 pm • Updated: Dec 7, 2017, 2:53 pm By Maki Becker, The Buffalo News State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s office is investigating the Buffalo Police Department’s use of traffic checkpoints and enforcement sweeps inside public housing developments, The Buffalo News learned Wednesday. The investigation follows a complaint filed by…
The post Afghanistan: NATO Claims Crackdown On Taliban Hashish appeared first on High Times. With Afghanistan’s opium output now breaking all previous records, it seems that hashish continues to remain an important sideline for the country’s warring factions—and to hear the US tell it, it’s the ultra-puritanical Taliban that is responsible for it. A December 18 press…
Published: Jan 18, 2018, 9:19 am • Updated: Jan 18, 2018, 9:19 am By Fenit Nirappil, The Washington Post Discrimination in Maryland’s broader business climate would justify giving minority and women-owned businesses preferences for entering the state-regulated medical marijuana market, according to a report released Wednesday. The long-awaited report, ordered by Gov. Larry Hogan, R,…
Published: Feb 9, 2018, 6:41 pm • Updated: Feb 9, 2018, 6:47 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado’s southern border communities led the the state in 2017 per-capita cannabis sales — by a country mile. While the bulk of Colorado’s $1.09 billion in 2017 recreational marijuana sales occurred in the state’s population hubs…
Politicians in Colorado, California, Oregon and other states where the robust marijuana industry’s billions flow have been happy to capitalize on the bounty—the bounty of money, and the bounty of people with money, eager to convert their cash into political influence. As the Los Angeles Times reported, the cannabis industry has a clear favorite (and…
Banking has always been a thorn in the side of the legal cannabis industry. In general, banks and credit companies will not work with marijuana businesses because of federal prohibition laws. Now, these laws have led to the closure of an Alaskan marijuana testing lab. Fortunately, even with this cannabis testing lab in Alaska shut…
WAGNER, S.D. (AP) — A Yankton Sioux Tribe official says a general council meeting to discuss legalizing marijuana for recreational and other uses has been postponed. Councilwoman Roseanne Wade says she isn’t aware of a new date for the tribal-members only meeting that had been scheduled for Friday at the Fort Randall Casino Bingo Hall….
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Published: Nov 20, 2017, 8:56 am • Updated: Nov 20, 2017, 11:15 am By The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. — Officials in southwestern Oregon say they’re doubling the fines for marijuana growers who violate county codes because current fines of $10,000 aren’t enough of a deterrent. The Mail Tribune reports in a story on Friday…